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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Take Back the Night in Frankford
    When -Fri, July 23, 9:30pm – Sat, July 24, 12:00am
    Where -Frankford Ave. at Pratt St. (map)
    Description – see details: http://gloomyhappy.wpengine.com/2010/07/20/take-back-the-night-in-frankford/
  • Community Ambassador Program
    When – Sat, July 24, 10am – 12pm
    Where – Campbell AME Church, 1657 Kinsey St. (map)
    Description – See details http://gloomyhappy.wpengine.com/2010/07/20/community-ambassador-program-meeting/
  • Urgent Meeting About Overington Park
    When – Tue, July 27, 6pm – 7pm
    Where Frankford Friends School, middle school on Gillingham St. (map)
    Description – The office of Councilwoman Sánchez and Local Stakeholders group will host a meeting July 27, 2010 at 6:00PM, Frankford Friends School located on 1500 Orthodox St. The Meeting will be held in the middle school on Gillingham St. Please forward to other concerned groups to come out and form a plan to rid the violence from Overington Park.
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, July 29, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where second-floor conference room of Aria Health (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse. The city’s chief assistant district attorney, Beth Grossman, of the Public Nuisance Task Force, will be the keynote speaker.
  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
    When – Sun, August 1, 12pm – 5pm
    Where – 4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Presentation at 1:30 PM: Wicked Women of Winchester Jerry Holsworth
  • Frankford Special Services District Board Meeting
    When – Mon, August 2, 8:30am – 9:30am
    Where – St. Mark’s Church, 4442 Frankford Ave, Griscom Street entrance. (map)
    Description – Open to the public
  • PSA1 Meeting
    When – Tue, August 10, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – Aria Health – 2nd floor conference room – 4900 Frankford Avenue (map)
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Seth Williams at the Northwood Civic Association

Seth Williams, Philadelphia District attorney, made an appearance at the Northwood Civic Association meeting Thursday night to explain the changes he is making in the operations of the District Attorney’s office.  Our friend, Chris Wink posted this report on NEastPhilly.com and it covers the talk much better than I would, so please read it there.

That frees me up to toss out an opinion.  Seth Williams is talking about crime in the context of real life.  There was no get tough on crime BS.  We’ve heard that all before. Looking at the incarceration rates, all it did was fill the prisons.

We have a 50% of students who start high school in Philadelphia dropping  out before they graduate.  If you think that does not have a significant effect on crime, think about it again.  What are those kids going to be and where are they going to go.  It’s not a pretty picture.

I know some people will blame the parents and others will blame the schools.  That’s fine, blame anyone you want but it still does not solve that problem.   We are creating a vast potential criminal resource pool by letting this continue.

Williams notes the low rate of conviction for crimes and the slow rate at which justice moves in this city.  As he said “Its not the severity of the punishment but the certainty of the punishment” that will make a difference in the choices people make.  Seems to ring true.  Read more about his program here at his web site.

It’s time somebody stopped doing all the things that got us into this mess and gets busy solving these problems.  This may be the guy.

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Seth Williams to Appear at Northwood Civic Meeting

Northwood Civic Association’s next general meeting will be held Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 7:00 PM, at Saint James Church, Castor Avenue and Pratt Street. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is scheduled to attend. He previously spoke to our membership when he was Philadelphia Inspector General. He will tell you what he is doing to improve his current office and will answer questions.

Bring your neighbors!

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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Neighborhood Cleanup
    When – Sat, June 12, 9am – 12pm
    Where – Paul Street and Frankford Avenue (map)
    Description – Volunteers will work on a property there as well as at Hedge and Orthodox streets and at Tackawanna and Meadow streets.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When – Tue, June 15, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street.  (map) District Attorney Seth Williams is scheduled to appear
  • Frankford/Northwood Spring Resource Fair
    When – Sat, June 19, 10am – 1pm
    Where – 4600 block of Paul Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Come join us for a day of fun, free food, activities and prizes. Sponsored by the Northeast Epic Stakeholders Group, Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez and State Representative Tony Payton.
  • Town Hall Meeting
    When – Tue, June 22, 6pm – 8pm
    Where – Sankofa Freedom Academy, 4256 Paul St., Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Town Hall Meeting on drug rehabilitation facilities and housing for recovering addicts. Drug rehabilitation and recovery have been of particular concern to Frankford residents, who have complained to city officials, including councilwoman Sanchez, about the large number of these facilities in Frankford.
  • BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
    When – Thu, June 24, 12pm – 2pm
    Where – Agape Restaurant, 4524-26 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The Frankford Business and Professional Association is hosting a Business Card Exchange for all local businesses, and organizations. Opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and promote your business. Please join us for the Annual Business Card Exchange. This is a great opportunity to come meet other local merchants, share ideas, network, and promote your business. You can also learn about the other programs FBPA is working on such as commercial corridor block captions, UnLitter Us in Frankford, Frankford Avenue promotions and much more. Lunch will be served, please RSVP so we know how many to expect.
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, June 24, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where – Edmunds School, 1197 Haworth St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse.
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, July 8, 7pm – 8pm
    Where2nd floor conference room, Aria Health, 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)